At a Fraternal Order of Police event in Indianapolis last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a plan to attract more cops to Florida: $5,000 signing bonuses for all new officers. He contrasted his support for police with cuts to law enforcement in other large cities, saying the cuts led to a loss of morale and a fleeing of the police workforce that in turn has led to a surge in crime. But DeSantis is facing extensive and chronic recruitment and retention problems in his own Florida Highway Patrol, which continues to lose officers to higher paying local police agencies.
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